30 What The Bible Says About Astrology

Doesnt that bother you that you seem to be justifying it as a science and yes it is ancient but so was the forbidden food from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. As popular as it is some in the church will be influenced.

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Astrology in the bible.

What the bible says about astrology. The bible says that stars along with the sun and moon were given for signs and seasons genesis 114. Daniel 21 49 is a practical exposition of the biblical view of astrology. Matthew 21 2 above is an interesting insertion into the.

But you will meet people who dabble in it and others who take it seriously. Studying the stars and their interplanetary movements is one thing but to practice or participate in astrology is what the bible says is an abomination to god. Maybe the writers were versed in astrology as well as ancient scriptural teachings and used both to relay the message of god.

The purpose of this study is to examine what the bible says about astrology. Many christians are not aware of what is involved. Astrology is based upon the use of stars and planets to read into a persons past present and future.

Astrology began as a form of fortune telling which the bible considers an occult and at times a useless practice. But astrologers do just that and produce a horoscope which is a prediction. That is they were meant to mark time for us.

Bible verses related to astrology from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order deuteronomy 189 12 when thou art come into the land which the lord thy god giveth thee thou shalt not learn to do after the abominations of those nations. The bible is full of theological symbolism just like astrology. In the old testament the word for astrologer occurs once in isaiah 4713.

By this point in the book of daniel it has been shown that the young exiles from judah are very wise and have a reputation for possessing great knowledge. What does the bible say about astrology. As astrology falls under the category of divination the biblical prohibitions on its practice still hold.

The practitioner of astrology prioritizes knowing and possibly influencing future events over learning to trust in the power and love of god. They are also signs in the sense of navigational indicators and all through history men have used the stars to chart their courses around the globe.

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